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ssat 'a' Flashcards

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abate

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decrease

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abdicate

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give up power/position

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abduct

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kidnap

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aberration

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not normal/attack of forgetfulness/abnormality

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abhor

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hate/despise

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abhorrence

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hatred

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abject

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wretched

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abnegate

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reject/renounce

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absolve

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excuse;discharge

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abridge

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to reduce in length

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abstain

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to refrain/ to stop

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abstinence

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self-denial; self-discipline

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accede

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to agree/assent

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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accentuate

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emphasize on/build on

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accolade

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praise

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acclaim

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Enthusiastic approval

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accost

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to approach/address someone

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accord

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agreement

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acolyte

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assistant/attendant

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accrue

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to build up

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acme

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the height of perfection

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acerbic

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harsh/sharp

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acetylene

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a type of element

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acquiesece

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to agree

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acrid

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bitter/harsh

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acrimony

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bitterness

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acuity

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sharpness of sight

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acumen

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shrewdness/cunningness

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adarnent

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firm

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adage

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wise, old saying

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adept

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skilled

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adhere

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to stick with

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adjourn

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to suspend for a period of time

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adhesive

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glue/paste

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adjunct

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help/something additional

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admonish

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to warn

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adorn

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to decorate

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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high praise; admiration

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adversary

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enemy;opponent

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adverse

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bringing harm; unfavourable

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advocate

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a supporter of policy

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affable

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friendly; easy-going

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affectation

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a pretending to like

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affected

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pretentious

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affinity

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close resemblance; attraction

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Affirmation

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agreement

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affix

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attach;fix

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affluent

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wealthy and rich

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affront

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an open insult

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aforementioned

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said or written before

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aggrandize

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to increase the power/reputation of

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aggregate

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whole; total

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aghast

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feeling great horror/dismay

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agitate

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to stir up or shake up

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agnostic

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believing that nothing can be known about god

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agog

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eager; excited

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ailment

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illness/sickness

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akin

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related; similar

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alacrity

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eagerness; speed

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alienated

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feeling distanced from friends/family

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allay

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to calm down/lessen the fears

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allege

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to declare without proof

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alleviate

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to relieve/ ease the pain

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allude

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refer

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allure

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to attract

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allusion

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indirect reference

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aloof

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detached; distant

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altercation

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dispute; conflict

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altruism

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unselfishness; generosity

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Altruistic

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selfless

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amalgamate

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to combine/nuite

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amass

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to collect

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ambiguous

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unclear; having more than one interpretation

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ambivalent

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uncertain; having opposing feelings

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amiable

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friendly; likable

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ameliorate

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to make better

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amend

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to change; alter slightly

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amenable

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agreeable

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amicable

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friendly

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amnesty

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forgiveness; pardon

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amorous

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strongly attracted to love

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amorphous

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having no determined form/ shape

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ample

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plentiful

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analogous

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comparable

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anarchy

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chaos; state without law or order

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anemic

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weak

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anesthetic

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painkiller

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animosity

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hatred

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angular

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have sharp angles

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annihilate

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destroy completely

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antecedent

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ancestor; precursor

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annul

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to nullify; to cancel

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annulment

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cancellation

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anterior

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near the front; forward in position

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anthology

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a collection of literary pieces

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anthropomorphic

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relating human traits to non-humans

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anticipate

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get ahead; forestall

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apathy

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hatred

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aperture

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an opening/ a hole

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apocryphal

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fictional

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appease

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mollify; pacify

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appraise

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assess; judge

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apprehensive

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fearful; aware

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approbation

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praise; approval

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apt

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likely; relevant

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aptitude

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skill; talent

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arbiter

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judge

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arbituary

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random

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arbitrate

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to judge

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arcane

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mysterious

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archaic

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outdated

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arboreal

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of or living in trees

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archipelango

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a large group of islands

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ardent

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passionate; enthusiastic

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ardor

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passion; strong enthusiasim

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arduous

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needing much effort

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arid

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extremely dry; boring

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armada

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navy;fleet

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aromatic

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perfumed; fragant

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arouse

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to awaken

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arraign

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accuse

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arsenal

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place where weapons are stored

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articulate

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able to express oneself coherently

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artifice

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skill; ingenuity

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ascetic

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self-denying; austere

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ascertain

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to find out with certainty

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ascribe

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to assign

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ashen

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resembling ashes; pale

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aspirant

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candidate

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aspersion

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false rumor; slander

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askew

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crooked; not straight

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assail

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to attack violently

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aspire

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to hope; have ambitions

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aspiration

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goal; ambition

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assailable

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open to criticism

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assent

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to agree

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assertion

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a declaration of truth

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assertive

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self-confident

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asset

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advantage; benefit

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assimilate

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to become familiar; absorb

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assiduous

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hard-working

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assuage

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to ease

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astound

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to astonish greatly

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astringent

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harsh; severe

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astute

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shrewd; clever

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asunder

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apart

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atone

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to make amends for a wrong; to make up

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atrophy

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to waste away

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atrocious

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terrible; brutal

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attenuate

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to make thinner; to weaken

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attorney

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lawyer

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audacious

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bold; daring

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augment

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to expand; increase

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austere

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strict; without decoration; severe

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auspicious

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favourable

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Austerity

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sternness; strictness

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authentic

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genuine; original

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authorititave

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having authority; commanding

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autocrat

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ruler with absolute power

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automonous

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separate; independent

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Auxiliary

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helpful; supportive

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avarice

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greed

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aversion

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intense dislike

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aviary

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enclosure for birds

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avow

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to declare

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awry

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messy; amiss

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axiom

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proverb; well known truth/saying

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axle

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wheels

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